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B.C. risks credit downgrade if budget doesn’t seek balance

B.C. risks credit downgrade if budget doesn’t seek balance

The province must hit pause on aggressive climate plan and control debt in softening global economy
Airfares fall 14% in January as demand eases and competition ramps up

Airfares fall 14% in January as demand eases and competition ramps up

OTTAWA — The price of a plane ticket fell more than 14 per cent on average in January compared with a year earlier, according to new data from Statistics Canada.
Carol Lee's entrepreneurial, people-centric approach to revitalizing Chinatown

Carol Lee's entrepreneurial, people-centric approach to revitalizing Chinatown

The Vancouver Chinatown Foundation chair is the recipient of BIV's 2024 Influential Women in Business Lifetime Achievement Award
Growing Nurse Next Door: Cathy Thorpe on compassionate leadership

Growing Nurse Next Door: Cathy Thorpe on compassionate leadership

The former retail executive is now leading the fast-growing homecare franchisor Nurse Next Door. She is one of BIV's 2024 Influential Women in Business Award winners
Building communities with purpose: Patti Glass on values-driven development

Building communities with purpose: Patti Glass on values-driven development

Grosvenor vice-president of corporate marketing and communications champions community engagement, sustainability and female leadership in real estate. She is one of BIV's 2024 Influential Women in Business Award winners
B.C. inflation cools down to 3% after months of climbing

B.C. inflation cools down to 3% after months of climbing

Airfares, clothing lead the way on easing inflation in January
Leading with authenticity: SkilledTradesBC's Shelley Gray breaks barriers

Leading with authenticity: SkilledTradesBC's Shelley Gray breaks barriers

The organization's first female CEO is committed to creating a more inclusive industry. She is one of BIV's 2024 Influential Women in Business Award winners
How Linda Lupini is building safe, successful and diverse workplaces

How Linda Lupini is building safe, successful and diverse workplaces

Copperleaf’s global vice-president of employee experience strives to win hearts and minds. She is one of BIV's 2024 Influential Women in Business Award winners
B.C. debt boom looms and taxpayers will foot the bill

B.C. debt boom looms and taxpayers will foot the bill

The current provincial government's spending spree outpaces 2008 and COVID crises
More doctors practising family medicine in B.C., seen as significant change

More doctors practising family medicine in B.C., seen as significant change

Of the 708 additional doctors in family practice in B.C., 179 — or more than 25 per cent — are practising on Vancouver Island.